Bobcats third at Chip Hills

January 26, 2006

The Houghton Lake Bobcats cheered to third
place at Chippewa Hills, Remus, Saturday, earning 556.2 points. The
’Cats came in behind Lowell,
572.9 and first place Chippewa Hills, 709.7.

“We had to make some changes to our rounds when we got to
Chippewa Hills,” Coach Amy Fornusek said.
“Due to the weather, not all of our team was able to make it to the
competition. Changing Rounds 1 and 2 wasn’t hard, but we ended up
competing with a hole in Round 3 because putting someone in to base stunts
they had never based before would not have been safe.”

The Bobcats’ Round 1 score was 18.5 points below last Thursday’s
first round score, but in Round 2 the Bobcats scored 168.7 points, 15.3 more
than last week.

“Our back walk-overs in Round 2 were the best
I have seen them and they were scored well,” Fornusek
said. “We’ve had a lot of little injuries already this season, so
it will be nice to have a week off from competing to help them heal
some.”

At Meridian

Midland Dow varsity again earned the top score in competitive cheerleading
Jan. 19, despite being hit with seven penalty points. The Chargers bested Houghton Lake
and Roscommon at Meridian,
with their 612 points.

Even though the judges slapped Meridian
with 21 penalty points, the Mustangs’ total for the evening was 565.4
points, placing them in third.

Receiving no penalties, Houghton
Lake placed second,
with 598.4 points. The Bobcats led Round 1, with 179 points.

“Round 1 is probably our strongest round,” Fornusek
said. “The girls love performing it. We need to clean up some of our
Round 2 skills.”

The Roscommon Bucks placed fourth, with 395.2 points (and seven penalty
points).

Going into Round 3, Midland Dow had edged out the Bobcats, 344-333.4.

“Our Round 3 is always one of the top scores,” Fornusek said. “The girls have been working
together so well. We’ve had some injuries, but are doing our best to
work through them.”

Houghton Lake’s Round 3 score of 265 was
three points less than the Chargers’ 268.

In the JV division, Meridian
topped Midland Dow, 480.2-479.4. Houghton
Lake placed third with
443.6 and first-year Roscommon Bucks placed fourth with 159.2, having added a
Round 2 routine.

Houghton Lake will compete next at a home meet
Feb. 2, when the Bobcats will host Roscommon, Farwell, Gaylord and Gaylord
St. Mary’s.

©The Houghton
Lake Resorter 2006